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LEMON  OR  ORANGE  FILLING
Photo: Ernest Porzi

LEMON OR ORANGE FILLING

7 ingredients 5 steps historical_ia
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Ingredients

  • 1 lemon (juice and grated rind)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 egg yolks, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • a pinch of salt
  • for orange filling: 1 orange (juice and grated rind)
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Directions

1

Mix the juice and grated rind of one lemon with sugar, beaten egg yolks, milk, and salt.

2

Cook in a double boiler, stirring constantly until thickened.

3

Let it cool before spreading.

4

For orange filling, substitute the lemon with the juice and grated rind of one orange and add lemon juice.

5

Prepare the same way as lemon filling.

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